During its recent visit, the U.S. delegation observed the positive impact of UNFPA's rights-based programming in China. I join the UN Secretary-General in calling on the international community to do their part to distribute vaccines equitably. We equipped health and social service workers, 70% of whom are women, with personal protective equipment to treat infected patients. These goals are designed to eliminate poverty, discrimination, abuse and preventable deaths, address environmental destruction, and usher in an era of development for all people, everywhere. We are delighted and honoured to welcome the Executive Director to Nigeria. Ive been in many maternity wards, and they are usually places of joy. One woman I met at a UNFPA hospital said that when she came to receive prenatal care, she was so weak she could not stand straight. Dr. Kanem holds a medical degree from Columbia University in New York, a masters degree in Public Health, with specializations in epidemiology and preventive medicine, from the University of Washington in Seattle and a bachelors degree in history and science from Harvard College. Dr. Nafis Sadik, former director of UNFPA, said her agency had been pivotal in reversing China's coercive population planning methods, but a 2005 report by Amnesty International and a separate report by the United States State Department found that coercive techniques were still regularly employed by the Chinese, casting doubt upon Sadik's statements. The women and girls of Yemen deserve peace. According to its Annual Report for 2008, the UNFPA received its funding mainly from European Governments: This was my first visit to Yemen, and the memories will stay with me forever. Deputy Secretary Sherman and Dr. Kanem discussed how empowering women and girls, including by promoting sexual and reproductive health and rights, advances human rights, gender equality, and global health. I spoke with young girls who had to flee their villages and seek protection at UNFPA sites among the very few that offer protection for women and girls. The more than 130 members of the "Group of 77" developing countries in the United Nations expressed support for the UNFPA programmes. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy. Kanems visit comes two years after the highly successful 2019 Nairobi Summit. Deputy Secretary Sherman announced an inaugural U.S. contribution of $5 million to UNFPA Supplies, which will help ensure that modern contraceptives and lifesaving maternal health medicines reach women and adolescent girls who need access to family planning and safe delivery in countries affected by humanitarian emergencies. Amamos lo que hacemos y nos encanta poder seguir construyendo y emprendiendo sueos junto a ustedes brindndoles nuestra experiencia de ms de 20 aos siendo pioneros en el desarrollo de estos canales! As a result of the economic impact of coronavirus pandemic, United Kingdom imposed 85% aid cut to UNFPA. Together, lets not stop until we make that world a reality, Friends of UNFPA is a 501(c)(3) nonprot organization, EIN: #13-3996346 EXECUTIVE Director of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Natalia Kanem would be on an official visit to Nigeria from November 24 to 28. Her husband would beat her and when she ran to her fathers house, he would also beat her. Dr. Natalia Kanem is United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency. UNFPA works with governments and partners to prioritize and respond to the needs of women and girls around the world. STEAM flagship is an entrepreneurship programme for gender-based violence survivors. P.O.

Your support will strengthen journalism in Nigeria and help sustain our democracy. We also project that there will be an additional 13 million child marriages and 2 million cases of female genital mutilation that could have been averted over the next decade due to program disruptions. When it was discovered a Peruvian program had been engaged in carrying out coercive sterilizations, UNFPA called for reforms and protocols to protect the rights of women seeking assistance. UN Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF). In addition, the United States[30] said during the UNDP/UNFPA/UNOPS Executive Board meeting that considered the China programme in 2015:[31]. They also discussed the importance of preventing sexual assault and sexual violence. UNFPA is as resolved as ever to help them survive and thrive. November 25 as part of the 16 Days Activism commemoration. As the world is witnessing, the fight against COVID-19 is not bound by geography or privilege.

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When she delivered her daughter, the girl weighed less than 4 lbs. The Executive Director underlined the importance of gender equity and in particular of empowering young women and girls to safeguard food security. United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). Together with the Regional Director, their visit will bring added impetus to our work. Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia, Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean, Regional Office for the Near East and North Africa. You can shoot her a mail via Botoibhi@icirnigeria.org or connect on Twitter @B_otoibhi. For too long, they have been caught up in a conflict that is not of their making.

The World Food Forum (WFF), powered by youth as well as women, is mobilizing the international energy of women and youth to help transform Agri-Food Systems and accelerate Rural Development. The Director-General mentioned he had established the Office of SIDS, LDCs and LLDCs (OSL) two years ago as a first of its kind in the UN system. Donors like you make it possible for UNFPA to provide lifesaving sexual and reproductive health care. But in Yemen, I witnessed the devastation of malnutrition and hunger. The UNFPA Resident Representative for Nigeria Ulla, Mueller said all is set to host the Executive. Member States recommitted to accelerate the promise of achieving the Plan of Action of the International Population on Development, 25 years after the landmark agreement in Cairo, Egypt. In response, the EU decided to fill the gap left behind by the US under the Sandbaek report. And, the suffering of the most marginalized, including women and girls, will be prolonged. This puts their health at risk. Of the total income of M845.3 M, $118 was donated by the Netherlands, $67 M by Sweden, $62 M by Norway, $54 M by Denmark, $53 M by the UK, $52 M by Spain, $19 M by Luxembourg. There has been and remains a pushback on UNFPAs mission and mandate, but there is a stronger push forward. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Nuestras mquinas expendedoras inteligentes completamente personalizadas por dentro y por fuera para su negocio y lnea de productos nicos. Dr. Natalia Kanem is United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency. Around three-quarters of the staff work in the field. She has more than 30 years of strategic leadership experience in the fields of preventive medicine, public and reproductive health, social justice and philanthropy. Yemeni women and girls have borne the brunt of six long years of grinding conflict, made unimaginably worse by COVID-19 and now the threat of famine. A 2001 study conducted by the pro-life Population Research Institute PRI claimed that the UNFPA shared an office with the Chinese family planning officials who were carrying out forced abortions. It is a founding member of the United Nations Development Group, a collection of UN agencies and programmes focused on fulfilling the Sustainable Development Goals.[2]. Leaving behind certain parts of the world as others become vaccinated is not an option for a sustainable recovery. [14], However, according to then-Secretary of State Colin Powell, the UNFPA contributed vehicles and computers to the Chinese to carry out their population planning policies. BLOCKS MONEY FOR FAMILY CLINICS PROMOTED BY U.N.", "UNFPA Welcomes Restoration of U.S. Funding", "Mexico City Policy Voluntary Population Planning", U.S. withdraws funding for U.N. Population Fund, United States statement at the UNDP/UNFPA/UNOPS Executive Board meeting that considered the China programme in 2015, "U.S. UNFPA says it "does not provide support for abortion services". The event was also attended by the Director-General. We must work together to ensure that vaccines are accessible in all countries, starting with healthcare workers and those most at risk. A statement by Regional Communication Advisor Jacob Eben said during the visit Kanem would renew UNFPAs support and commitment for the sexual and reproductive health rights of women, girls and young people in Nigeria and the West and Central Africa region. The pair is looking forward to working more closely together on generating more disaggregated quality statistics on gender related issues as well as doing joint advocacy to defend womens and girls rights through the World Food Forum. It has been an incredibly challenging time for everyone, but especially women and girls. Now, this crisis and others are making existing inequalities worse.

With stable funding and support from donors, we can stop women dying needlessly in childbirth, end the unmet need for contraceptives, and eradicate all forms of violence against women and girls. Nearly 800 women in Africa and Asia die after childbirth and more than 2 million young women live with untreated obstetric fistula in Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa. One young girl I met, Alea*, became a child bride at age 13. The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), formerly the United Nations Fund for Population Activities, is an UN agency aimed at improving reproductive and maternal health worldwide. Together with the Regional Director, their visit will bring added impetus to our work. President Bush denied funding to the UNFPA. On 31 May 2020, more than 300 members of the Womens Committee tuned in to a virtual tea to listen to inspiring tales of passion and perseverance from Dr Kanem and Graa Machel, both of whom emphasized the importance of women knowing their own worth. The leader of the campaign to end fistula, Erin Anastasi, decided to start this campaign in 2003 in hopes of ending deaths of new mothers after developing fistula. Maintaining strong partnerships, like ours, is crucial. We can ensure that every girl grows up healthy, educated, empowered, and safe, with full bodily autonomy so that she can achieve her full potential. This campaign is now active in over 50 countries working not only to prevent fistula, but also to give fistula survivors a sense of reforming their life after overcoming this burden. These setbacks are harrowing. [26] Over the course of the Bush Administration, a total of $244 million in Congressionally approved funding was blocked by the Executive Branch. In that respect, the Director-General referred to FAO's new Strategic Framework 2022-2031 that seeks to support the 2030 Agenda through the transformation to MORE efficient, inclusive, resilient and sustainable agri-food systems for better production, better nutrition, a better environment, and a better life, leaving no one behind. Our teams around the world took a leading role in delivering reproductive health supplies and providing emergency reproductive health kits and personal protective equipment for health workers. [10], UNFPA has been[14] accused by groups opposed to abortion of providing support for government programs which have promoted forced abortions and coercive sterilizations. UNFPA continued work with the country after the abuses had become public to help end the abuses and reform laws and practices. Site Map | About us | Contact us | Fraud Alert, 8, Shahrzad Blvd., Darrous. Its also gravely impacted our ability to respond to their essential needs and make progress towards the UNs Sustainable Development Goals by 2030. Even before the pandemic, women and girls were already facing staggering inequalities. They will also launch the Media Premiere of a drama series on Gender-based Violence on November 25 as part of the 16 Days Activism commemoration. Member States recommitted to accelerate the promise of achieving the Plan of, Action of the International Population on Development, 25 years after the landmark agreement, They will also launch the Media Premiere of a drama series on Gender-based Violence on. In addition, speaking for European democracies Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, the Netherlands, France, Belgium, Switzerland and Germany the United Kingdom stated, "UNFPA's activities in China, as in the rest of the world, are in strict conformity with the unanimously adopted Programme of Action of the ICPD, and play a key role in supporting our common endeavor, the promotion and protection of all human rights and fundamental freedoms".[25]. Blessing Otoibhi is a Multimedia Journalist and Anchor host for the News in 60 seconds at The International Center For Investigative Reporting. Previously, she served as founding president of ELMA Philanthropies, Inc., senior associate of the Lloyd Best Institute of the West Indies, and as Ford Foundation Deputy Vice-President for peace and social justice programmes in Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe, Latin America and North America. The Executive Director would be accompanied by the UNFPA Regional Director for West and Central Africa, Argentina Matavel Piccin, based in Dakar, Senegal. [16] Observations Concerning the Increase of Mankind, Peopling of Countries, etc. You know what we, at UNFPA, have been saying for years: the rights and health of women and girls are not negotiable. Global AIDS Coordinator and Global Health Diplomacy, Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs, Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation, Special Representative for Syria Engagement, U.S. Security Coordinator for Israel and the Palestinian Authority, Office of the U.S. The Director General also mentioned that the Womens Committee and Youth Committee are concrete examples of innovations. I visited a hospital, a womens shelter, and a specialized shelter that provides mental health support. [1], The UNFPA supports programs in more than 144 countries across four geographic regions: Arab States and Europe, Asia and the Pacific, Latin America and the Caribbean, and sub-Saharan Africa. Controversies regarding these claims have resulted in a sometimes shaky relationship between the organization and three presidential administrations, that of Ronald Reagan, George H. W. Bush and George W. Bush, withholding funding from the UNFPA. In the United States, nonprofit organizations like Friends of UNFPA formerly Americans for UNFPA worked to compensate for the loss of United States federal funding by raising private donations. Learn how your comment data is processed. UNFPA estimates that nearly 12 million women globally lost access to family planning services. Dr. Kanem joined the United Nations in 2014 as UNFPA Representative in the United Republic of Tanzania, and served as Deputy Executive Director in charge of programmes from 2016 until her appointment as Executive Director in 2017. This lapse in care resulted in as many as 1.4 million unintended pregnancies. The UNFPA Resident Representative for Nigeria Ulla Mueller said all is set to host the Executive Director and her delegation. I am very grateful to the thousands of Friends of UNFPA donors who have supported, and continue to support, UNFPA. 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Unit For 3rd Year", "U.S. Funding for the United National Population Fund (UNFPA) Witheld for the Third Consecutive Year", "UNFPA Response to Reports of Peru Sterilizations", United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, "Withholding Funds Will Cost Lives in China", "China's one-child controversy reignites Washington Times", "Congressional Hearing Shows UNFPA Involvement in Forced Abortions", "UN News UN Population Fund's governing body approves new country programme for China", "U.S. The campaign is also looking at ways to prevent fistula from developing in general by providing medical supplies and technical guidance and support. The situation is truly catastrophic. "[27][28], In April 2017, the U.S. announced that it will cut off funding to UNFPA, on the grounds that it "supports, or participates in the management of, a program of coercive abortion or involuntary sterilization.

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